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last year, there was a spate of workers suicide. the question really, how damaging is this report for apple? >> this is an independent report. they were sent in by apple themselves. there's no way they can deny what this report says. in fact, they've accepted the findings and i think it does highlight that there has been a lot of truth behind the picture painted, but it also highlights the fact that these factories make not just apple products, but they produce these goods for just about every major manufacturer. the spotlight will now be on apple's rivals, as well. >> our technology correspondent joins us. apple, as he said, commissioned this report. apple fully accepts their recommendations. they want to be a leader in the supply chain for all the electronics and technology giants. that's it for business. >> thank you very much. a multi-million dollar london mansion belonged to one of in one ofddafi's sons the city's most exclusive neighborhoods. the first successful asset recovery case brought to the u.k. core by countries swept
last year, there was a spate of workers suicide. the question really, how damaging is this report for apple? >> this is an independent report. they were sent in by apple themselves. there's no way they can deny what this report says. in fact, they've accepted the findings and i think it does highlight that there has been a lot of truth behind the picture painted, but it also highlights the fact that these factories make not just apple products, but they produce these goods for just about...
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a brick from the long hours they spend assembling apples must have gadgets. wednesday's company-wide route was intended to show it is responding to a spate of suicides among employees. now have announced its work force will expand by 300,000, 400,000 over the next year. >> for a long time, i think we were blind by our success. we must be very open and frank, i think we were kind of caught by surprise by the subtle changes in the workers' lives. >> it is not difficult to see why their 900,000-strong workforce spread across 13 factories finds life so tough. many say they work overtime because they need the extra money and demand for the iphone and other gadgets they make is high. when a shift is over, these apartments are the only escape. the latest suicide in january saw a woman jumped from her window. they denied they mistreat staff, the company has admitted its workers do more overtime than the maximum permitted under chinese law. >> basically what they need to do is treat its workers like decent human beings and pay them a decent wage. it is not rocket scie
a brick from the long hours they spend assembling apples must have gadgets. wednesday's company-wide route was intended to show it is responding to a spate of suicides among employees. now have announced its work force will expand by 300,000, 400,000 over the next year. >> for a long time, i think we were blind by our success. we must be very open and frank, i think we were kind of caught by surprise by the subtle changes in the workers' lives. >> it is not difficult to see why...
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that is reports after 12 suicides at chinese partner factories. it found many cases of under age workers and excessive work hours in those facilities. >>> this week the sonoma city council will work on a moratorium in chain stores. to limit those businesses from coming to the city. that could effect san francisco based william sonoma. they want to return to sonoma and open a store at the original site on broadway where chuck williams first started selling cook ware in 1956. >> so that is where the name william sonoma came from. >>> this is a holiday martin luther king junior holiday. sal, how are the roads looking? >> dave, you never knew that whole william sonoma thing? >> i didn't know. >> you learn something every day. to tell you today honestly we'll have a light day because of the martin luther king junior holiday. we'll take a look at pictures. even on good days sometimes we have problems the san mateo bridge looks good heading out to the high-rise. no major problems. if something happens things will change. this is a look at 80 north and so
that is reports after 12 suicides at chinese partner factories. it found many cases of under age workers and excessive work hours in those facilities. >>> this week the sonoma city council will work on a moratorium in chain stores. to limit those businesses from coming to the city. that could effect san francisco based william sonoma. they want to return to sonoma and open a store at the original site on broadway where chuck williams first started selling cook ware in 1956. >> so...
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there have been reports of suicides among chinese workers. >>> stephen breyer and his wife were robbed on the caribbean island. he took $1,000 in cash and justice breyer? his wife were not hurt. >>> it looks like voting may have lost out on a $4 billion contract to sell to the brazilian military. reuters reports that the brazilian president is close to choosing france. >>> federal regulators have proposed a $12 billion deal to buy motorola mobility. investing $580 million to expand its aviation business. the body of senger whitney houston is on the way to her native new jersey for her funeral later this week at the prudential center. meanwhile, there's been a backlash over reports that her record label and apple itunes rose 60% in the hours after her death. >>> new york knicks point guard jere jeremy lin has begun a cottage industry of his own. shares have skyrocketed in the last few days. merchandise with anything latin america in on it is flying off the shelves and tv ratings are up 70% not bad for a harvard economics graduate. we are getting late word from the westminster dog show t
there have been reports of suicides among chinese workers. >>> stephen breyer and his wife were robbed on the caribbean island. he took $1,000 in cash and justice breyer? his wife were not hurt. >>> it looks like voting may have lost out on a $4 billion contract to sell to the brazilian military. reuters reports that the brazilian president is close to choosing france. >>> federal regulators have proposed a $12 billion deal to buy motorola mobility. investing $580...
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we diskoved in our investiga investigations, workers have committed suicide. apple says a game changer could be in the works, involving jobs in the usa. people have doubts about taking aspirin for pain. but they haven't experienced extra strength bayer advanced aspirin. in fact, in a recent survey, 92% of people who tried it said they would buy it again. visit fastreliefchallenge.com today for a special trial offer. but proven technologies allow natural gas producers to supply affordable, cleaner energy, while protecting our environment. across america, these technologies protect air - by monitoring air quality and reducing emissions... ...protect water - through conservation and self-contained recycling systems... ... and protect land - by reducing our footprint and respecting wildlife. america's natural gas... domestic, abundant, clean energy to power our lives... that's smarter power today. when i got my medicare card, i realized i needed an aarp... medicare supplement insurance card, too. medicare is one of the great things about turning 65, but it doesn't
we diskoved in our investiga investigations, workers have committed suicide. apple says a game changer could be in the works, involving jobs in the usa. people have doubts about taking aspirin for pain. but they haven't experienced extra strength bayer advanced aspirin. in fact, in a recent survey, 92% of people who tried it said they would buy it again. visit fastreliefchallenge.com today for a special trial offer. but proven technologies allow natural gas producers to supply affordable,...
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. >>> apple says it will allow outside monitors into its overseas factories. the announcement follows a series of suicides inside the plants and criticism about conditions inside the facilities. critics say many overseas workers put in extremely long hours and some factories employ underaged or involuntary labor. >>> let's check traffic and weather. >>> we usually see more cars on the road. so far, it's very quiet holiday light so no major delays along 580 towards the dublin interchange. altamont pass 14 minutes westbound 580 to 680. antioch no delays on highway 4. we have wind advisories in effect for the san mateo bridge. they did just cancel those caltrans lights there so hopefully they are wrapping that up. things are looking good in both directions. no delays. also as you work your way towards the bay bridge this morning, very quiet. metering lights are off. 19 minutes to go from the carquinez bridge to the maze. and again, a wind advisory still in effect for the bay bridge so use caution as you work your way across the span into san francisco. 880 oaklan
. >>> apple says it will allow outside monitors into its overseas factories. the announcement follows a series of suicides inside the plants and criticism about conditions inside the facilities. critics say many overseas workers put in extremely long hours and some factories employ underaged or involuntary labor. >>> let's check traffic and weather. >>> we usually see more cars on the road. so far, it's very quiet holiday light so no major delays along 580 towards the...
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back in 2010, some foxcon workers committed suicide because allegedly were so horrible. one worker said they use women as men and men as women and she feels like an animal. >> we were just talking about apple yesterday, were we not, talking about how well they were doing? the price of a share of stock was like $500? it doesn't appear to be hurting them. >> reporter: you're exactly right about that, and today the stock is going even higher. shares right now are trading at $503. so yeah, this comes after, of course, they posted those record iphone, ipad sales last quarter, but you have to remember, to put it in perspective, this is not just about apple. other companies are customers of foxcon as well, but they're kind of tieing it to apple and foxcon is kind of the fall guy because it has the biggest and most well known products. they've actually cut ties with sun supplier that was a repeated offender of work rules, and apple maintains they want to improve conditions for the workers. >> we'll follow that audit and see what, if anything, they find. allison kosik, thank you
back in 2010, some foxcon workers committed suicide because allegedly were so horrible. one worker said they use women as men and men as women and she feels like an animal. >> we were just talking about apple yesterday, were we not, talking about how well they were doing? the price of a share of stock was like $500? it doesn't appear to be hurting them. >> reporter: you're exactly right about that, and today the stock is going even higher. shares right now are trading at $503. so...
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. >>> apple will allow outside monitors into its overseas factories. that follows a series of suicides inside their plants and criticism about conditions inside the facilities. critics say many overseas workers put an extremely long hours -- put in extremely long hours. some factories employ underaged or "involuntary" labor. >>> you won't have to wait long for the ipad 3. the gadget is expected to go on sale in march. there are reports it will have a hi-def screen, run a faster processor and work with the next generation wireless networks. the tablet will use a quad core chip which lets users jump more quickly between applications. the ipad is the second biggest seller just behind the iphone. steve jobs was born in march. the rumor is that it may come out on his birthday. we'll see in march. >>> 6:21. coffee's extra boost. the specks ingredient that could help your health. so have an extra culture joe today. plus the super bowl is in sight. how fans can score tickets to see the 9ers take on the giants at the nfc championship game right here at candlest
. >>> apple will allow outside monitors into its overseas factories. that follows a series of suicides inside their plants and criticism about conditions inside the facilities. critics say many overseas workers put an extremely long hours -- put in extremely long hours. some factories employ underaged or "involuntary" labor. >>> you won't have to wait long for the ipad 3. the gadget is expected to go on sale in march. there are reports it will have a hi-def screen,...
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it's apple's latest response to a growing storm over how workers are treated. one particular supplier called foxcon has come under fire for alleged child labor and unsafe work environments. there have also been a rash of suicides at that supplier over the past year. the fair labor association will conduct the audits and post the results on line next month. >>> meanwhile, apple stocks reached a new high. cnbc's jackie deangelis has the story and more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, eun. the good news keeps coming in for apple. its shares closed monday about $500 for the first time. the "wall street journal" reporting that verizon and at&t will sell the next generation of ipads that are going to run on 4g wireless networks. it's also rumored that the ipad 3 will be announced in the first week of march. apple is the largest company in the u.s. with a market cap value of $468 billion. >>> and as jeremy lynn -- is jerry lynn the unlikely star of the stock market? the former harvard star who led the knicks to five consecutive wins propelled the stock to an
it's apple's latest response to a growing storm over how workers are treated. one particular supplier called foxcon has come under fire for alleged child labor and unsafe work environments. there have also been a rash of suicides at that supplier over the past year. the fair labor association will conduct the audits and post the results on line next month. >>> meanwhile, apple stocks reached a new high. cnbc's jackie deangelis has the story and more. good morning. >> reporter:...
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. >>> after a string of worker suicides and sweat shop conditions apple will share the costs of improving the lives of workers at plants in china who make your iphones and ipads. it will work with key text supplier foxconn. there's a deal in place to raise the wages by up to 25%. >>> former "news of the world" editor rebecca brooks testifying in the uk's phone hacking and press ethics inquiry. the hearing is examining the relationship between media, politicians, police and the public in great britain. brooks fielding a question the way rupert murdoch's papers present stories to the readers. >> you present issues with a certain spin, a certain slant, don't you? >> well, depending on the paper, yes. you can do. i wouldn't say spin. i would say attitude. >> or perspective then? >> okay. >> brooks is expected to answer questions about her friendship with current prime minister david cameron and her relationship with former prime ministers tony blair and gordon brown. >>> build it, build it! >> chanting build it. the minnesota vikings just one signature away from getting the stadium that they
. >>> after a string of worker suicides and sweat shop conditions apple will share the costs of improving the lives of workers at plants in china who make your iphones and ipads. it will work with key text supplier foxconn. there's a deal in place to raise the wages by up to 25%. >>> former "news of the world" editor rebecca brooks testifying in the uk's phone hacking and press ethics inquiry. the hearing is examining the relationship between media, politicians,...